INEC may extend voters’ registration exercise- Jega

Vanguard

21 Jan 2011

INEC may extend voters’ registration exercise- Jega

….Invalidates registration without 10 finger prints

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said, yesterday, that it might extend the ongoing voters registration exercise, if it became “absolutely” necessary.

This came after the commission had verified all complaints and confirmed that six cases of irregularities had been reported, with culprits having been arrested and ready for trail.

INEC further warned that any person who had registered and did not have his ten finger prints captured by the Direct  Data Capturing, DDC, Machine, had done a futile exercise, stressing that such registration was invalid.

INEC added that the last batch of 26,000 DDC machines would be flown in today for onward distribution to polling stations.

Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, who disclosed this when he appeared before the House  of Representatives Committee  on Electoral Matters chaired by Hon. Musa Sarki Adar, PDP, Sokoto, however, said those who had one form of disability or the other regarding their fingers would be allowed special concessions.

He said: “Right now the major concern nationwide is whether we will be able to register everybody within the 15 days.